Study: Bloggers’ reasons for writing change over time (Feb. 10, 2010)
I’m far from a top political blogger, but this story prompted me to again take a look at the subject of an entire category on this site — why blog?
I think I can say that I’ve finally gotten into the blogging habit. I’m posting regularly here as well as in a number of work-related places (more on that later). Originally, my blog was a bit of a journal for myself (to keep track of resources and ideas I didn’t want to loose). Now, I think I’ve turned it more towards sharing ideas. This has been important to some degree all along, but now I’m finally walking the walk.
One thing about a blog that’s different from Twitter or Facebook is that there is a norm to reflect a little when sharing a resource and also a norm of timeliness. When put together, these make it necessary to think quickly and to post ideas that you might later find way off the mark. I am counting on the fact that this idea of “thinking out loud” won’t harm me at any time in the future–the medium almost demands it.